We would really like to believe that the country at large – more specifically any part of the country we might come to live – is past living in fear of the Coronavirus. I could go on about how the fear has caused damage rivaling that of the virus itself (and probably will in a…
On the 4th of July, we went to a BBQ with friends and family for the first time in two years. We had a lot of fun getting to catch up and see the fireworks. And as always when people gather together, they ask questions about how you’re doing or what is going on in…
One of the things that we will miss about California, and hope we can find in our new home at least to some degree, is the variety of food we’ve enjoyed having access to. We didn’t realize how special the dining experience can be here until we started looking at some other parts of the…
When we started looking for new states to live, I would not have originally put Minnesota on our short list. Somehow, when we started looking at places to live outside of California, we found ourselves eschewing neighboring Nevada and Arizona because of their hot, dry climate (and neighboring Oregon because of its political climate). One…
I really like Irish & Celtic-inspired music, to the point that I might have a St. Patrick’s Day playlist going on my phone at any given time of the year. On one of these the other day, they played the song “Goodbye Mrs. Durkin,” as sung by the Dubliners. There’s a lot of old Irish…